Addas the Christian
عداس النينوي
A Christian slave from Nineveh serving Utba and Shayba ibn Rabi'a in their orchard at al-Ta'if; upon offering grapes to the Prophet and hearing the name of Jonah (Yunus), he embraced Islam and kissed the Prophet's head, hands, and feet.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Tradition
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- Convert to IslamtowardMuhammad · c. 619 CETradition
- Companion · c. 619 CETradition
Christian (transmitted) · Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Connections
- Born in
- Nineveh
- Converted under
- Muhammad
- Participated in
- The Prophet's journey to al-Ta'if
People and things also explored
The Year of SorrowMeccaThe Prophet's journey to al-Ta'ifMuhammadThe conversion of Abu QuhafaThe conversion of Abu Sufyan ibn HarbAli's expedition to destroy al-Fuls, the idol of Tayy'The Pledge of the Tree (Bay'at al-Ridwan)
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Addas the Christian”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/addas/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.